Julian Nagelsmann Comes Under Intense Pressure As Bayern Munich Players Are Unhappy With His Tactics

Julian Nagelsmann Comes Under Intense Pressure As Bayern Munich Players Are Unhappy With His Tactics

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Bayern Munich suffered their third consecutive draw over the weekend against Vfb Stuttgart in the Bundesliga
  • Some Bayern Munich players left the stadium after their draw against Vfb Stuttgart without saying a single word
  • Julian Nagelsmann blamed some of his players for the draw but players aren't happy with the coach either

There’s trouble in paradise at Bayern Munich.

The Bundesliga champions are currently third on the league table, trailing Union Berlin and SC Freiburg.

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Julian Nagelsmann and his Bayern Munich players are not seeing eye to eye following their third consecutive draw. Image: Alexander Hassenstein/ Harry Langer
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Bayern started the season strong, winning three in a row before drawing three games in a row. Their latest draw came against Vfb Stuttgart over the weekend, with both sides scoring twice.

As reported by the Daily Mail, some of Bayern’s stars are now questioning the tactics of coach Julian Nagelsmann.

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Furthermore, players like Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka are reported to have left the Allianz Arena after the game on Saturday without saying a word.

Thomas Muller, who did speak after the game, said that he was very angry with the team’s performance, adding that they had to ‘look at themselves.’

Nagelsmann also laid into his players after the game, singling out stars like Serge Gnarby, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala.

Some players believe that Nagelsmann should have shouldered some of the blame himself after he made six changes for the game.

Bayern will need to find their rhythm once again ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash. The Bavarian giants will play host to Barcelona in the Champions League on September 13, SportsMole reported. The last time the two sides met in the competition, Bayern ran out 8-2 winners. Barcelona are a different beast this season thanks to their impressive transfer window.

They also have an in-form Robert Lewandowski in the team who will be looking to prove a point to his former employers.

Leroy Sane opens up on his desire to join Barcelona as Bayern Munich prepares to host Catalans in the Champions League

Bayern Munich winger, Leroy Sane is looking toward the UEFA Champions League encounter against rejuvenated Barcelona at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, September 13.

The Germany international has had a blistering start to the 2022/23 campaign for the Bundesliga champions, netting four goals and three assists this season.

According to Barca Universal, Sane has now spoken of his affection for Barcelona as he revealed the Catalan giants were one of the top European teams, he wanted to join in 2016.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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